![]() ![]() That proposal ran into a buzz saw of public opposition in 2013. Across the square, where the Portland Museum of Art’s Payson Building was built in 1983, stood the Libby Building, home to offices, studios, and a secretarial school.Īfter the donut shop building next door to the old Eastland Hotel was torn down, the Portland City Council sought to sell the park to Rockbridge Capital, which had renovated the hotel. In the 1970s, Congress Square Park was the site of a Dunkin’ Donuts popular with drug dealers and prostitutes. In fact, the entire history of the Congress Square Park is a bit of a rough spot in Portland’s history. In August, 2016, the Portland Public Art Committee announced that Sarah Sze had been selected following a selection process that ran into some rough spots. This column, then, is both a reminder and an update on where the project stands and why it probably won’t happen for another couple of years. Given the four years that have passed since New York art star Sarah Sze was selected to create a work of public art for Portland’s Congress Square Park, it’s easy to forget that this major art commission has not yet materialized. ![]()
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